Botcon 2014 Figure Reveals

[UltraMarginal]

So, there is a guests Thread, I thought there should be a figures thread as well.

the theme of the box Set is Pirates Vs Knights.

The box set figures can be seen here as they are revealed.

The list of revealed figures will be updated below links are to the TF wiki description of existing fiction for characters of the same name and or appearance:


Cannonball : redeco of Transformers Prime Deluxe Ratchet with a new head.

Ferak with Tornado: Redeco of Generations Cyclonus and Nightstick

Devcon: Redeco of Generations Scourge with a new head. and possibly new right arm molding.

Scorponok with Headmaster Olin Zarak: a repaint/remold of Energon Scorponok with a modification allowing for a remold of Reissue Spike (the smaller Headmaster from Reissue Fortress Maximus) to be used as the head of Scorponok.

Ginrai: a repaint of Classics/Generation Optimus prime to look like the "Fire Guts God Ginrai" repaint of God Ginrai that represented a power up of the character in the original show.


there have been some tweets from the club that imply the timeline of the convention set and comic is after the events of the supergod masterforce cartoon, implying that he is no longer a Transtector and is now independently sentient.

[Sky Shadow]

I feel like FunPub has ceased to want our money.

[Paulbot]

I kinda think that Rotf Skytalker or maybe even Generations Scourge would have been better choices for Ferax.

So far it's 1:1 of wants/don't wants.

[UltraMarginal]

I'm digging them both, looking at the art, Cyclonus is a good choice for the robot mode of Ferak as depicted in that comic shot, I see what you're saying about the vehicle mode being more suited to Scourge or Skystalker.

I'm glad that I like what I see, the last thing I want is to be going to Botcon and hating the box set.

[Paulbot]

Ferak was a vehicle mode first, before he got a robot mode, so I think that's where the priority for homage should be. The pirate is better off as a new character though.

Cyclonus is such a particular design, in both modes, I don't think he works as a repaint fodder... unless you can do something with the head... which is hard because of the transformation.

[UltraMarginal]

unless you can do something with the head... which is hard because of the transformation.

never a truer word has been said

[Lord_Zed]

Botcon figures rarely seem to thrill me, and these are no exception. I don't actually know who these guys are, but I expect they are aimed at regular Botcon followers.

[Deonasis]

Ferak looks waay to similar to Henkei Strafe for me.

[Bidoofdude]

0/2 so far for me. Fantastic. Not like last year.

[MayzaPrime]

I like Cannonball figure
I don't like Ferak figure
I like the Squadron X reference